Wagon-bed



0. JOHNSON.

WAGON BED.

APPLICATION FILED APR-6.1918.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

OTTO JOHNSON; 0F FREELAN'D, MICHIGAN.

WAGON-BED.

Specification of Letters ZE'atent.

' Patented Mar.'2,1920l Application filed April 6, 1918. Serial No.227,056.

and use the same.

This invention relates to a wagon bed and more particularly to the typefor hauling hay and has for its primary. object the provision of meanswhereby the bed maybe used for hauling various other articles whichnecessitate the use of side boards to hold the articles upon the bed. i

Another object of this invention is to provide means detachably securedto the sides of the bed which may be readily swung to and supported insubstantially horizontal position for supportinga load of hay andpreventing it from falling or dragging upon the wheels of the wagon, andalso which may be swung to a vertical position to form sidesto the bedfor holding articles that require sides to hold them in their'properposition.

A further object of this invention is to nation, and arrangement ofparts as will be.

hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation of a wagon bed constructed in accordance with myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the meansfor detachably securing the sideboards to the bed,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the irons, and I Fig. '5 is aplan view of one of the sup porting arms or braces.

' Referringin detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates as anentirety a wagon bed consisting of side beams 2 which are connected byend beams and transverse beams 33, which rest upon the bolsters of awagon. The side beams are cut away as illustrated at 4 adjacent each endand are cut away intermediate their ends asillustrated at 5 to permitthe wheels of the wagon to turn under the bed 1 so the wagon may beturned about or aroundsharp corners and the like. i

Transverse floor boards 6 are located upon the side beams 2 and havepositioned thereon beams 7 The transverse floor boards 6 are secured tothe beams 7 and side beams 2 by means of bolts or other-fasteners (notshown). The beams 7' extend upon each side and each end of the wagon andare connected by reinforcing irons 9 at their corners as clearlyillustrated in Fig. -1. The beams 2 are secured to transverse members 3by irons 10 and arev further braced by sub stantiallyU-shaped braces 11.

A plurality of substantially U-shaped irons 12 are located at variouspoints upon.

the beams 7 which are cut away to receive the irons so that they-areflush with the faces of the beams. The irons :are secured to the beams?by means of bolts 13. The arm portion-1 L of the iron 12 is-shorter thanthe arm portion 15 and consists of a fiat plate which is embedded withinthe beam as illustrated in Fig. 1. The web portion and the arm 15 of theiron are formed with side flanges 16 which form a. channel ironconstruction. The flanges 16 are connected by the flange 17 at theirlower ends upon the arm portion 15 and are connected adjacent theirupper ends by a substantially V- shaped web portion 18. The webportion-of the iron 12 has formed thereonbetween its respective flangesa pointed shoulder 19 adapted to limit the movement of a supporting arm20. The supporting arm 20 is constructed of angle iron, andvhas formedupon one end a hook 21 adapted to engage a pin or bolt 22 carried by theflanges of the Web portion of the iron 12. The hook 21 is so formed thatthe arm 20 may be readily de tached from the bolt 22 when the arm isswung to a substantially vertical position or a position beyond thedotted lines of Fig. 3. When the arm occupies a position as illustratedin full lines and also in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the shoulder 19 abutsthe hook 21 preventing the same from becoming detached from the bolt 22.A supporting' brace or arm 23 is pivoted to the arm 20 adjacent the freeend and is bifurcated to form relatively spaced arms provided withpointed projections 24 adapted to fit within recesses 25 of the flanges16 upon the arm portion 15 of the iron 12 and also have their free endsbeveled to rest flatly upon the flange 17 when the arm 20 is in asubstantially horizontal position. When desiring to support the arm 20in a substantially vertical position as illustrated in dotted lines inFig. 3, the lower end of the brace 23 is disposed in the V shaped Web 18and the pointed projections 24 fit within sockets or recesses 26 in theflanges 16 of the arm 15 of the iron 12.

Side boards 27 are secured to the arms 20 in any well known manner andare adapted to move with said arm when desiring to support hay and thelike upon the Wagon bed or when desiring to use the wagon bed forconveying or carrying articles that necessitate means for retaining themon the bed and preventing them from moving laterally thereof.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A wagon bed comprising a base, beams carried by said base, ironscarried by said beams, flanges formed on said irons, a flange connectingsaid flanges, a web connecting said flanges and having a V-shapedrecess,

a bolt connecting said flanges, a shoulder formed on said irons adjacentsaid bolt, arms, hooks formed on the ends of said arms and adapted toengage the bolt and be held thereon by said shoulders, and whichshoulders permit the hooks to be detached upon moving the arms into acertain position, braces pivoted to the arms and having their free endsbifurcated and beveled to engage the second named flange and the web forsupporting the arms in various positions, lugs formed on the bifurcatedends of the braces to engage the flanges, and side boards carried bysaid arms.

2. A device of the character set forth comprising an iron includingvertical and horizontal portions, side flanges formed on one of theVertical portions and the horizontal portion, an end flange formed onone of the vertical portions and connected to the first named flanges, aweb connecting the first named flanges adjacent the horizontal portion,a side board supporting arm pivotally and detachably secured to theflanges of the horizontal portion, and a brace pivoted to the arm andadapted to engage the end flange or the web.

3. Adevice of the character set forth comprising an iron, spacedsupporting elements on said iron, a pivot pin secured to the iron, anarm, a hook formed on the arm and adapted to engage the pivot pin, ashoulder having an inclined face formed on the iron and adapted to limitthe movement of the arm in one direction and to prevent the hook frombecoming detached from the pivot pin except when the arm is in oneposition, and a brace pivoted to the arm and adapted to engage either ofthe supporting elements.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO Jornvson.

Witnesses:

T. J. REAVEY, GLAmcE WEAR.

